Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering of Single Carbyne Chains.

Tschannen, Cla Duri; Frimmer, Martin; Gordeev, Georgy; Vasconcelos, Thiago L; Shi, Lei; Pichler, Thomas; Reich, Stephanie; Heeg, Sebastian et al. · ACS Nano · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We investigate the anti-Stokes Raman scattering of single carbyne chains confined inside double-walled carbon nanotubes. Individual chains are identified using tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) and heated by resonant excitation with varying laser powers. We study the temperature dependence of carbyne's Raman spectrum and quantify the laser-induced heating based on the anti-Stokes/Stokes ratio. Due to its molecular size and its large Raman cross section, carbyne holds great promise for local temperature monitoring, with potential applications ranging from nanoelectronics to biology.